2016-2017学年江苏省苏州市常熟市八年级（下）期末英语试卷二、单项填空（共18小题；每小题1分，满分18分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．1. This is ______ public place for us to do some reading. Don't talk or laugh loudly in ______ public.A a; aB the; aC a; /D /; /2. Jenny，my classmate，is really kind ________ me．It's very kind ________ her to help me with my homework．（）A to； forB to； ofC for； forD for； of3. There used to ________ a small lake near my house．At that time，I was used to ________ a walk around it after supper．（）A have； takingB have； takeC be； takingD be； take4. I had much fun watching the match，________ I was not lucky enough to take a photo with my favourite player．（）A andB butC soD or5. ﹣Where is your brother？﹣He ________ England and he ________ London for two weeks．（）A has been to； has been inB has gone to； has been inC has been in； has been toD has gone to； has been to6. The water in the swimming pool isn't warm enough for the children ______.A to swimB to swimmingC to swim inD to swimming in7. ﹣Your father seldom has breakfast at home，________？﹣________ this morning．（）A hasn't he； Yes，he doesn'tB does he； No，he hasn'tC has he； Yes，hehas D does he； No．But he did8. ﹣To cure her mother's illness，she gave up going to college，although it was ________ her own wishes．﹣Oh，I think we should learn from her．（）A onB aboveC againstD before9. We are planning to go for a picnic this weekend，but it ________ the weather．（）A turns onB puts onC depends onD gets on10. ﹣You should be careful when _______．﹣Yes，I will．I'd like to know when ________ to have a rest．（）A driving； stoppingB driving； to stopC to drive； stoppingD to drive； to stop11. ﹣________ I play cards with you here？﹣Yes．But you ________ talk loudly．Your father is sleeping now．（）A Must； can'tB May； mustC Can； mustn'tD can't； can12. ﹣How long has Li Hai ________？﹣Since two years ago．（）A come to our schoolB begun to learn EnglishC joined the ReadingClub D studied in our school13. ﹣When did he go to bed yesterday？﹣________．（）A By the time his mother came backB Not until his mother came backC Until his mother came backD Since his mother came back14. ﹣Have you got anything to do this afternoon，Lucy and Lily？﹣Yes．______ of us are going to the home for the elderly．（）A EachB EitherC BothD All15. The boy was made ______ the streets without money in the old days.A cleanB cleanedC to cleanD be cleaned16. This novel ______ well. Get it now before it ______ out.A is sold; is soldB sells; is soldC sold; sellsD sells; sells17. ﹣Would you mind me ________ here？一 ________．The seat is for Mr．Wu．（）A sitting； Of course notB to sit； No，not at allC sitting； Sorry，you'd better notD to sit； Yes，I would18. ﹣Amy scored 100points in the physics exam．﹣________．She is the most hard﹣working student in our class．（）A No pain，no gainB It never rains but it poursC Don't put all your eggs in one basketD Many hands make light work三、完形填空（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．19. When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never dreamed that she would become a writer one day．Like many（1）_______writers on the Internet, the（2）_______woman got into this online world by chance．Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry（工业、行业）．Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost（3）_______to do for the rest of the year．To fill the time, she started writing novels on the Internet．Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life that she is familiar（熟悉）with．Amy has been interested in writing（4）_______she was a child．At first, she just wanted to share her novels（5）_______people she knew．Then one day an editor（编辑）of a famous website emailed her, asking her（6）_______she would like to sell the electronic（电子）copyright（授权）of one of her novels, She agreed at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website．She got $1, 500 for that．Now Amy is a full﹣time（7）_______．So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them（8）_______．"The Internet made me famous and brought me（9）_______, "she said．"I earn much more money now﹣about 60, 000 a year．I am pleased with what I'm doing, but there is one problem﹣that my talent（才能）might run out after five years and I'll have to return to work in the medical industry．""Before that day comes, I'll keep（10）_______for the readers with my light and close﹣to﹣everyday﹣lifewriting style, "said Amy with a smile．（1）A otherB othersC anotherD the other（2）A 28﹣year﹣oldB .28﹣years﹣oldC .28years oldD .28﹣year old（3）A somethingB anythingC everythingD nothing（4）A whenB whileC sinceD until（5）A aboutB ofC toD with（6）A thatB ifC whyD how often（7）A housewifeB editorC saleswomanD writer（8）A will printB were printingC printedD were printed（9）A successB succeedC successfulD successfully（10）A to writeB writingC writeD written四、阅读理解（共4小题；每小题6分，满分28分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．20. As teenagers, you have many dreams．These can be very big such as winning the Nobel Prize．Or they can be small, you may just want to become one of the best students in your class．Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge（挑战）．You may think you are not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer．These kinds of thoughts stop you from realizing your dream, the book says．In fact, everyone can make his dream come true．The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is．Don't let it leave your heart．Keep telling yourself what youwant．Do this step by step, and your dream will come true because a big dream, infact, comes from many small dreams．You must also never give up your dream．There will be difficulties on the way to your dreams．But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself．You need to decide what is the most important．Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book．As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little．This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests．（1）What is Follow Your Heart？________A The first thing you must do to make your dream real．B The most important dream to have for teenagers．C The name of the book by Andrew Matthews．D The name of the famous Australian writer．（2）If you want to make your dream real，you should________．A remember what your dream is．B keep telling yourself what you want．C never be afraid of difficulties．D try to start with all the things above．21. Have you ever wondered（疑惑）what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room, full of strangers? Or on abus? Researchers（研究者）have found out some interesting facts．Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys．Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near．But it goes further than this．We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us．People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses．People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair．We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted场people like ourselves, or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us．Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stay with the same people, the same group．The danger always staying in our comfort zone（舒适区）is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas．We lose the chance to learn something new, find out interesting things, hear funny stories and find differences．When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers（隔阂）which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance（无知）? If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons（鸽子）．Move out of your comfort zone．Go and sit next to someone different．And don't just sit there without any words．Say hello．Ask a question．Start a conversation．That's how we make friends．That's how we learn about people．That's how we open our minds to new ideas．That's how we live an exciting life．（1）People like staying in their comfort zone because they may________．A remain comfortable and special．B find out more interesting things．C be accepted easily and feel safe．D discover differences among themselves．（2）The sentence"Unsurprisingly，we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves．"should be put at the beginning of________A Paragraph 1．B Paragraph 2．C Paragraph 3．D Paragraph 4．（3）What is the purpose of the article？________A To tell us not to talk with strangers．B To introduce ways to learn about the world．C To explain how people communicate with foreigners．D To encourage（鼓励）us to get along with different people．22. At sunrise in a fishing port of eastern Spain（西班牙）, several fishing boats have already set out．These fishermen were hunting for fish, ________ and plastic bottles．They were working for ECOAIF, a local clothing company．Since July, the company has been working with the fishermen to pick up plastic rubbish in the Mediterranean（地中海）．The rubbish willbe used to make fashinable clothes．"Where others see rubbish, we see raw material, "said Javier Goyeneche, president（董事长）of ECOAIF．"We're showing that through recycling, we are able to create（创造）fashion．"ECOAIF was founded in 2010．The Spanish company now sells its clothes made from rubbish in big cities around the world．Goyeneche said the clothes had been very popular in the US, Japan and some European countries．"People really love it, "Goyeneche added．"Today's customers（顾客）are showing more and more interest in environmenal protection．Besides, clothes made from rubbish are very light．They are really comfortable and cheap．"（1）What may the underlined word"shrimps"be？________A A kind of seafood．B A kind of plant．C A kind of bird．D A kind of flower．（2）What is ECOAIF according to the passage？________A A famous person．B A clothing company．C A social organization．D A number of dustbins．（3）The workers in ECOAIF can make clothes________．A through recycling．B from expensive material．C from cheapmaterial． D from the rubbish on the land．（4）Which of the following is NOT the reason why people like clothes made from rubbish？________A People are interested in environmental protection．B The clothes made from rubbish are very light．C The clothes made from rubbish are very cheap．D People like all kinds of rubbish in the ocean．23. It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father's lover．But my experience has taught me in a different way．For a long time．my father has been a very vague figure（模糊形象）to me．He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else．When I was in primary school．my father was never there to pick inc up, and he never came to any of my parent﹣teacher meetings．He was always busy doing projects．Iremember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class．During my operation．my father was nowhere to be found．This hurt me most．At that moment, I considered my Father as a cold﹣blooded man who did not care about me at all．But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony．where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech．My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up（露面）‘"Don't come．I will be my nervousif I see you．"I told him．I remember my speech went smoothly．After the ceremony was over and I was aboutto[学．leave, I suddenly noticed a familiar（熟悉的）looking man sitting in a corner of the hall．It was my father! I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears（眼泪）running down my face．"Well done, "he said．His eyes were also filled with tears．Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back．He had been sitting in the corner because he didn't want me to see him．My father remembered every word in my speech．For much of my life．I described my father was a cold﹣blooded man who only cared about his work．But when I thought deeply about ________, it was obviously（明显地）not true．At my graduation ceremony I could feel my father's deep love．The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don't perceive（感知）the world with our hearts and minds．There's no doubt that life doesn't lacklove, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it．（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？________A The writer's father was in the hospital during her operation．B The writer's father attended her high school graduation ceremony．C The writer's father sometimes picked her up when she was in primary school．D The writer's father went to parent﹣teacher meetings when she was in primary school．（2）The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because．________A she gave a speech successfully．B the graduation ceremony was over．C she was so nervous that she couldn't help crying．D she was touched to find her father cared about her．（3）What does the underlined word"this"in the last paragraph refer to（指代）？________ A That my father was always doing projects． B That my father was a cold﹣blooded man． C That my father sat in the corner of the hall． D That my father's eyes were filled with tears．（4）What's the best title of the passage？________A My busy father．B Life is full of love．C Seeing is not believing．D A wonderful speech．五、词汇检测根据句意或括号内所给提示写出句中所缺的单词，每空一个单词.（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）24. The teacher and students________/'mænidʒd/to run out of the building in the earthquake．25. In some foreign countries，things like glass，plastic and paper areusually________/'sepəreitid/into different groups and then recycled．26. John lives in a big family．But he doesn't know all his________/'relətivz/names．27. He is________（骄傲）to be a volunteer for the Special Olympics World Games．28. Because of colour________（盲），Jim can't join the army．29. All the Chinese celebrated the________（成功的）landing of Shenzhou﹣9spacecraft．30. There is an________（介绍）to the scientist in this magazine．31. We need more________（秘书）to help us finish the task．32. Our school is________the theatre，on the other side of the road．33. ﹣Why don't you buy a new flat，Lisa？﹣It's too expensive．I can't________it．六、动词填空用所给动词的适当形式填空（共8小题，每空格1分，满分8分）34. Our life________（change） a lot in the last few years．35. The villagers got clean drinking water by________（dig） a deep hole．36. He is a fan of Jolin．He is often heard________（sing） Jolin's songs．37. ________ （reduce） air pollution，we'd better ride more often than before．38. She hurt herself badly and________（send） to hospital at once．39. We must get there before the film________（begin ）．Let's hurry．40. Who________（speak ） at the meeting this afternoon？I think Mr．Lee is．41. Your broken bicycle，I think，needs________（repair）．七、句型转换（共6小题；每空格0. 5分，最后一题1分，满分6分）42. His grandfather has been dead for five years．（同义句转换）Five years________since his grandfather________．43. They read books at home．They didn't listen．to music．（合并成一句）They read books at home________ to music．44. Did Bob clean the classroom yesterday？（改为被动语态）________ the classroom________ by Bob yesterday？45. You must remember!Don't waste or pollute water．（将两句合并为一句）You must remember________ waste or pollute water．46. It's ________ from Shanghhai to Sanya．（划线提问）________is it from Shanghai to Sanya？47. for，the，teach，to，talk，the，is，rules，purpose，eating，students，of，the（．）（连词成句）________．八、翻译句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）48. 电影开始半个小时了．________．49. 应该采取更多的措施来改善人们的生活条件．________．50. 没有他父母的支持，他不可能出国留学．________．51. 那天，他们太忙于讨论那个慈善项目而不能休息．________．52. 校运会将在下星期三举行吗？________．九、阅读表达（共1小题，分别为1分，2分，3分，满分6分）53. In the past，words were the only way for people to express their ideas and feelings．Now people have a new way to share their life with their friends on We Chat Moments（微信朋友圈）．To make We Chat Moments，people can use pictures，sounds，videos and their words to express what they want to say．Some people don't write anything．They share what they are eating，drinking，listening to，buying and fun time by sharing pictures．Someone says that We Chat Moments are like personal TV stations．People don't have to spend money putting them on the Internet，so it is easy for people to make them and watch them on their phones．Only the friends on the users'list can watch the Moments．Some We Chat businessmen even put the advertisements of their products（产品）on the We Chat Moments for their friends to choose and buy．We Chat Moments are becoming more popular among people，when we post（发表）something on it，we must be sure that the information should be healthy for people to read and watch．根据短文内容，回答下列问题．91．How could people express their ideas and feelings in the past？________92．What kind of information is suitable（合适的）for We Chat Moments？________93．Do you use We Chat Moments？Why or why not？________．十、书面表达（满分14分）54. 每年的6月5日是世界环境日．今年的世界环境日的中国主题是"人与自然，相联相生"．为配合今年的环保主题活动，请你以"Better Environment，Better Life"为题，写一篇90字环保征文（开头已给出，不计入总数）．要点如下：要求：（1）内容包括所提供的要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译；（2）文中不要提及真实姓名、学校等信息．（3）作为青少年，请你补充1﹣2点你的个人做法．Better Environment，Better LifePollution is one of the most serious problems in the world．________________．2016-2017学年江苏省苏州市常熟市八年级（下）期末英语试卷答案1. C2. B3. C4. B5. B6. C7. D8. C9. C10. B11. C12. D13. B14. C15. C16. B17. C18. A19. AADCDBDDAB20. CD21. CBD22. ABAD23. BDBC24. managed25. separated26. relatives'27. proud28. blindness29. successful30. introduction31. secretaries32. next to33. afford34. changed35. digging36. to sing37. To reduce38. was sent39. begins40. is going to speak41. repairing42. has passed,died43. instead of listening44. Was,cleaned45. not to46. three hours'flight,How far47. Thepurposeofthetalkistoteachthe studentsrules foreating48. It's been half an hour since the movie started．49. More measures should be taken to improve people's living conditions50. He could not study abroad without the support of his parents．51. That day， they were too busy discussing the charity to rest52. Will the school sports meeting be held next Wednesday？53. People used words．,Pictures，sounds，videos and their words．,Yes．I do．Because We Chat Moments are becoming more popular among people54. The rubbish is everywhere． The rivers are dirty． Air pollution causes health problems． Pollution has a great influence on People's people's daily life．,As students，weshould stop anyone from polluting the environment．It's our duty to keep our city clean and tidy．We should obey the traffic rules．People should be more friendly with each other．To stay healthy，we ought to take more exercise．I think I can talk with my friends about what to do and I will ask my family members to join us in protecting environment．So let's take action from now on so that we can reach our aim"BetterEnvironment，BetterLife"．。
